Suspect held in man’s death in Little Canada fight

LITTLE CANADA – Authorities are holding a suspect in the death of a man who was pushed in front of a car on a street in the St. Paul suburb of Little Canada.

Sgt. John Eastman of the Ramsey County sheriff’s office says authorities got a call just after 9 p.m. Wednesday of two men fighting. He says one man deliberately pushed the other in front of an oncoming car. The victim was struck and died at a hospital.

The victim’s name has not been released. The suspect, a 41-year-old Little Canada man, was booked on suspicion of homicide. He has not been charged.

Authorities haven’t said what the fight was about. The investigation is continuing.

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